13-inch MacBook Pro

13-inch MacBook Pro
Environmental Report
Apple and the Environment
Model MD313, MD314
Apple believes that improving the environmental performance of our business
starts with our products. The careful environmental management of our products
throughout their life cycles includes controlling the quantity and type of materials
used in their manufacture, improving their energy efficiency, and designing them
for better recyclability. The information below details the environmental performance
of the 13-inch MacBook Proas it relates to climate change, energy efficiency, material
efficiency, and restricted substances.
Date introduced
October 24, 2011
Climate Change
Greenhouse gas emissions have an impact on the planet’s balance of land, ocean,
and air temperature. Most of Apple’s corporate greenhouse gas emissions come from
the production, transport, use, and recycling of its products. Apple seeks to minimize
greenhouse gas emissions by setting stringent design-related goals for material and
energy efficiency. The chart below provides the estimated greenhouse gas emissions
for the 13-inch MacBook Pro over its life cycle.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 13-inch MacBook Pro
Recycling, 2%
Transport, 10%
The 13-inch MacBook Prois designed
with the following features to reduce
environmental impact:
Production, 55%
• Arsenic-free display glass
Customer use, 33%
• Mercury-free LED-backlit display
• BFR-free
•
PVC-free1
Total greenhouse gas emissions: 360 kg CO2e
• Energy Efficient Ethernet enabled2
• Highly recyclable aluminum and
glass enclosure
Meets ENERGY STAR®
Version 5.2 requirements
13-inch MacBook Pro achieved
a Gold rating from EPEAT3
Energy Efficiency
Because one of the largest portions of product-related greenhouse gas emissions results
from its use, energy efficiency is a key part of each product’s design. Apple products use
power-efficient components and software that intelligently powers them down during
periods of inactivity. The result is that the MacBook Pro is energy efficient right out of the box.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro outperforms the stringent requirements of the ENERGY STAR
Program Requirements for Computers Version 5.2 and consumes 40 percent less energy than
the original MacBook. The following table details the power consumed in different use modes:
Power Consumption for 13-inch MacBook Pro
Mode
100V
115V
230V
Power adapter, no-load
0.007W
0.010W
0.030W
Off
0.24W
0.25W
0.26W
Sleep
1.09W
1.09W
1.15W
Idle—Display off / on
7.2W / 12.7W
7.2W / 12.8W
7.6W / 12.8W
Power adapter efficiency
88.1%
89.4%
89.9%
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Material Efficiency
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is
engineered to run on a quarter
of the power of a single 60W
lightbulb.
Battery chemistry
Apple’s ultracompact product and packaging designs lead the industry in material
efficiency. Reducing the material footprint of a product helps maximize shipping
efficiency. It also helps reduce energy consumed during production and material waste
generated at the end of the product’s life. Waste is further minimized by using batteries
that last up to three times longer than typical notebook batteries. The 13-inch MacBook Pro
is made of aluminum and other materials highly desired by recyclers. The chart below
details the materials used in this model.
Material Use for 13-inch MacBook Pro
System battery: lithium-ion polymer, 63.5 Whr
Aluminum, 534g
Free of lead, cadmium, and mercury
Other, 57g
Glass, 104g
Battery, 371g
Other metals, 128g
Trackpad and keyboard, 146g
Display, 302g
Circuit boards, 178g
Hard drive and
optical drive, 221g
Packaging
The packaging for the 13-inch MacBook Pro uses corrugated cardboard made from a
minimum of 25 percent post-consumer recycled content and molded fiber made entirely
from post-consumer recycled content. In addition, the retail packaging is extremely
material efficient, consuming 41 percent less volume than the original MacBook, allowing
up to 50 percent more units to fit per shipping container. The following table details the
materials used in its packaging.
Packaging Breakdown for 13-inch MacBook Pro (U.S. Configurations)
The 13-inch MacBook Pro retail packaging
consumes 41 percent less volume than the
original MacBook. Its retail and shipping
packaging contain three times as much
post-consumer recycled content as the
original 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Material
Retail box
Retail and
shipping box
Paper (corrugate, paperboard)
368g
778g
Molded fiber
—
248g
High-impact polystyrene
168g
168g
Other plastics
45g
61g
Restricted Substances
Apple has long taken the lead in restricting harmful substances from its products and
packaging. As part of this strategy, all Apple products comply with the strict European
Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and
Electronic Equipment, also known as the RoHS Directive. Examples of materials restricted
by RoHS include lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and the brominated
flame retardants (BFRs) PBB and PBDE. The 13-inch MacBook Pro goes even further than
the requirements of the RoHS Directive by incorporating the following more aggressive
restrictions:
• Arsenic-free display glass
• Mercury-free display
• BFR-free
• PVC-free internal cables and power adapter DC cable
• PVC-free AC power cord for Australia, New Zealand, North and South America,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and United Kingdom
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Recycling
Through ultra-efficient design and use of highly recyclable materials, Apple has
minimized material waste at the product’s end of life. In addition, Apple offers and
participates in various product take-back and recycling programs in 95 percent of the
regions where Apple products are sold. All products are processed in the country or
region in which they are collected. For more information on how to take advantage
of these programs, visit www.apple.com/recycling/.
Definitions
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT): A program that ranks
computers and displays based on environmental attributes in accordance with IEEE 1680.
For more information, visit www.epeat.net.
Greenhouse gas emissions: Estimated emissions are calculated in accordance with
guidelines and requirements as specified by ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. Calculation
includes emissions from the following life-cycle phases contributing to Global Warming
Potential (GWP 100 years) in CO2 equivalency factors (CO2e):
• Production: Includes the extraction, production, and transport of raw materials and
the manufacture of the product, as well as product packaging.
• Transport: Includes air and sea transportation of the finished product and its
associated packaging from the manufacturing site to continental distribution hubs.
Transport of products from distribution hubs to the end customer is not included.
• Use: User power consumption assumes a four-year period. Consumption patterns
are modeled according to European Commission and U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency computer eco-design studies. Geographic differences in the power grid mix
have been accounted for at a continental level.
• Recycling: Includes transportation from collection hubs to recycling centers and the
energy used in mechanical separation and shredding of parts.
Energy efficiency terms: The energy values in this report are based on the ENERGY
STAR Program Requirements for Computers Version 5.2 and/or ENERGY STAR Program
Requirements for Single Voltage External AC-DC and AC-AC Power Supplies Version 2.0.
For more information, visit www.energystar.gov.
• Off: Lowest power mode of the system when the battery is fully charged and the
system is shut down. Also referred to as Standby.
• Idle—Display on: System is on and has completed loading Mac OS X; the display is
set to its full brightness.
• Idle—Display off: System is on and has completed loading Mac OS X; the display is
set to sleep.
• Sleep: Low power state that is entered automatically after 10 minutes of inactivity
(default), or by selecting Sleep from the Apple menu. Wake-on-LAN is enabled.
• Power adapter, no-load: Condition in which the power adapter is connected to AC
power, but not connected to the system.
• Power adapter efficiency: Average of the power adapter’s measured efficiency when
tested at 100 percent, 75 percent, 50 percent, and 25 percent of the power adapter’s
rated current.
Restricted substances: Apple defines a material as BFR-free and PVC-free if it contains
less than 900 parts per million (ppm) of bromine and of chlorine.
1. PVC-free AC power cord for Australia, New Zealand, North and South America, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and
United Kingdom.
2. Energy Efficient Ethernet requires a compliant switch to enter low-power mode.
3. 13-inch MacBook Pro achieved a Gold rating from EPEAT in the United States and Canada.
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